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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bahrk
Phonetic Transcription : bɑrk



Definition of bark

Origin :
  • "tree skin," c.1300, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse borkr "bark," from Proto-Germanic *barkuz, which probably is related to birch and Low German borke. The native word was rind.
  • noun plant covering
  • noun animal yelp
  • verb yelp
  • verb shout
Example sentences :
  • That it is one tree seems to be evident from the growth of the bark only on the outside.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I made the sign of friendship and set food before her, and water in a cup of bark.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • He stuffed his pipe again with fine tobacco and bark of red willow and began.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • The bark is jagged by the slashes of venomous chassepot bullets.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The vessel was an English bark, full of soldiers, bound to New Brunswick.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "He is as close as the bark on a beech-tree," concluded the sheriff.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • As it was, fragments of bark, twigs, and leaves showered about them.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He tore off the bark with his teeth and claws; but Miller was safe beyond his reach.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • Her hair was pulled down in disorder, and all the dogs were allowed to bark at her.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • And he has a camp there, right by that tree the lightning peeled the bark off.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

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